Ciaramella captures the virtuosic essence of the likes of Johannes Ciconia, Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Pullois and Alexander Agricola. Never heard of them? Don’t worry - after listening to this recording, you won’t forget them, and will find yourself awake at night, dreaming for more.

Ciaramella recreates improvisations in historical style, bringing the practice of fifteenth-century jazz back to life. You won’t quickly forget the sound of the Renaissance shawm and bagpipes, mastered with uncanny skill by the members of Ciaramella.

Margaret was the daughter of the emperor Maximilian I of Austria and Mary of Burgundy. Music was played daily in her court and she played several instruments. She left a legacy of two songbooks and a book of Basses dances, all preserved in the former Burgundian library, now part of the Belgian Royal Library in Brussels. 500 years on, we can catch an echo of the joys and sorrows in her life.